Healthcare Assistant

NHS

  • Milton Keynes
  • £25,155 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
This is an exciting opportunity to join Elysium Healthcare as a Healthcare Assistant at their Chadwick Lodge facility in Milton Keynes. You will be part of a supportive and inclusive team, providing care and support to individuals with a range of mental health conditions. The role offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for professional development to help you achieve your career goals.Main duties of the jobAs a Healthcare Assistant, you will be responsible for providing compassionate and person-centred care to individuals with mental health conditions. This will involve participating in ward rounds, analyzing behaviors, updating patient records, and assisting with personal hygiene as needed. The role requires a positive attitude, resilience, and a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of those you support. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to help individuals progress along their recovery pathway and lead more fulfilling lives.About usElysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees. They operate a network of over 90 services across England and Wales, covering a range of healthcare specialties including Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, and Children & Education. As part of the Ramsay Health Care group, Elysium has a global presence, employing over 86,000 people worldwide.DetailsDate posted16 July 2025Pay schemeOtherSalary£25,155 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number1345999333Job locationsElysium HealthcareMilton KeynesMK6 5LSJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesAre you a naturally caring experienced Healthcare Assistant in the UK, looking for your career to be fulfilling, where you're valued, recognised and supported?If you want to make a positive difference to the lives of others and change lives for the better, then join the team at Chadwick Lodge in Milton Keynes as a Healthcare Assistant and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.You'll have access to a range of training and development options to help you achieve your career aspirations, while working as part of a supportive and friendly team in a culture built on kindness and teamwork.What you will be doingYou will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with a range of Mental health conditions, using your knowledge and skills to help people along their recover pathway towards leading a valued and fulfilled life.Your day-to-day will include ward rounds, analysing behaviours and adapting care accordingly with colleagues, updating patient records, and providing overall care and support, which may include assisting with personal hygiene.It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of your involvement, knowing that you've made someone's life better.The shift pattern is 12.5 hours a day, 3-4 days a week including nights and weekends.Where you will be workingLocation: Chadwick Drive (off Saxon Street), Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5LSYou will be working at Chadwick Lodge and Eaglestone View, a medium and low secure services providing specialist treatment programmes for service users who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) and have a history of offending behaviour.The service offer a broad spectrum of evidence-based therapeutic interventions, involving service users at every stage. The hospital's consultant-led multidisciplinary team has a wealth of clinical and research experience in forensic psychiatry. All programmes are designed to reduce the risk of re-offending and to maximise the potential and enhance the quality of life of each service users.Chadwick Lodge secure services care for service users with complex and enduring mental illness who need to achieve stability in order to benefit from multidisciplinary interventions, helping them move on to community settings whenever possibleWhat you will get
  • Annual salary of £25,155
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) - plus your birthday off!
  • Free meals and parking
  • Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
  • Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
  • Pension contribution to secure your future.
  • Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
  • Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.About your next employer:You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesAre you a naturally caring experienced Healthcare Assistant in the UK, looking for your career to be fulfilling, where you're valued, recognised and supported?If you want to make a positive difference to the lives of others and change lives for the better, then join the team at Chadwick Lodge in Milton Keynes as a Healthcare Assistant and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.You'll have access to a range of training and development options to help you achieve your career aspirations, while working as part of a supportive and friendly team in a culture built on kindness and teamwork.What you will be doingYou will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with a range of Mental health conditions, using your knowledge and skills to help people along their recover pathway towards leading a valued and fulfilled life.Your day-to-day will include ward rounds, analysing behaviours and adapting care accordingly with colleagues, updating patient records, and providing overall care and support, which may include assisting with personal hygiene.It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of your involvement, knowing that you've made someone's life better.The shift pattern is 12.5 hours a day, 3-4 days a week including nights and weekends.Where you will be workingLocation: Chadwick Drive (off Saxon Street), Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5LSYou will be working at Chadwick Lodge and Eaglestone View, a medium and low secure services providing specialist treatment programmes for service users who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) and have a history of offending behaviour.The service offer a broad spectrum of evidence-based therapeutic interventions, involving service users at every stage. The hospital's consultant-led multidisciplinary team has a wealth of clinical and research experience in forensic psychiatry. All programmes are designed to reduce the risk of re-offending and to maximise the potential and enhance the quality of life of each service users.Chadwick Lodge secure services care for service users with complex and enduring mental illness who need to achieve stability in order to benefit from multidisciplinary interventions, helping them move on to community settings whenever possibleWhat you will get
  • Annual salary of £25,155
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) - plus your birthday off!
  • Free meals and parking
  • Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
  • Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
  • Pension contribution to secure your future.
  • Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
  • Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.About your next employer:You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person'sPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • You will need to have experience as a Healthcare Assistant, along with a caring and compassionate nature. The role requires strong communication skills, the ability to work well in a team, and a commitment to providing high-quality care.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • You will need to have experience as a Healthcare Assistant, along with a caring and compassionate nature. The role requires strong communication skills, the ability to work well in a team, and a commitment to providing high-quality care.

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